GRENOBLE, France – July 31,
2013 – SEMI today
announced a Networking Day in Castelletto, Italy on September 26 that will
focus the latest advances in MEMS technology.
Hosted by worldwide MEMS leader STMicroelectronics, this event will feature
speakers addressing critical developments, trends and challenges in MEMS
technologies and MEMS products.

Driven
by consumer markets and mainly by cell phone products, the MEMS market is
expected to continue to grow by 12-13 percent through 2018 to reach US$ 22
billion MEMS market (Yole Developpement). The MEMs market is undergoing rapid
change as new applications reach high volume, new advances in manufacturing
technology emerge, and new fabless MEMs companies and foundries grow into
larger industry roles.

“ST will be glad to host the SEMI Tech Day on MEMS Technology. ST
Castelletto is the birthplace of ST’s
success story on MEMS and this workshop
will bring MEMS science to the heart of MEMS industrial success, “said
Roberto Zaffalon, R&D and Public Affairs at STMicroelectronics. The Networking Tech Seminar Day will
combine talks from people and companies that influence the industry and provide
several networking opportunities throughout the course of the day, especially
during the Speed Networking Session and social evening events.

Presentations
from Yole Développment (France), one of the most respected forecasting and technology
MEMS companies worldwide, will describe the technology landscape and history, as
well as market and key trends. Additional speakers from Fraunhofer IZM, Suss
MicroTec, Microcontrol Electronics will discuss recent technology advances and
critical barriers to continued cost reduction.

“We are pleased to present this MEMS Tech
Seminar with speakers from the key European actors who design, manufacture and
sell MEMS all over the world. The pilot Line Lab4MEMS will be also introduced
to the audience by ST as a concrete results of the KET’s (Key Enabling
Technologies) working groups delivering a positive messages to equipment and
materials companies,” said Heinz Kundert, SEMI Europe president.

The
full event agenda is online and registration is open. Sponsorship packages are
available.

SEMI
Networking Days are a SEMI Europe initiative to support start-ups, SMEs,
laboratories and large companies and to get “up to date” on hot topics that rise
interest of people across the semiconductor supply chain. The Networking Days, held
on a quarterly basis in industrial sites, are prime events to connect with the
people who influence the industry and to initiate preliminary partnership and
business relationships. The Networking Days are open to anyone and free-of-charge
for SEMI member companies.